Joji - Ballads

Album cover design inspired by Joji’s Ballads 1. A three-color screen print with an accompanying poster.

The design is based on the Japan-born R&B artist’s first studio album, Ballads 1. The melancholic tone of the album is captured using an intricate, gray-scale illustration of the artist.

The album is significant for marking Joji’s departure from his comedic Youtube personality, Filthy Frank, into the bonafide music artist: Joji.

The tri-fold poster designed to be inserted in the album represents Joji’s departure by overlaying the main design over an illustration of his former internet personality, creating a new cohesive image.